Happiness cantril ladder in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Happiness cantril ladder was 6.09 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Happiness cantril ladder in Dominican Republic, 2011–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 6.09 for happiness cantril ladder in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, happiness cantril ladder in Dominican Republic peaked at 6.09 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.88, in 2014.
That places Dominican Republic 63rd out of 157 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.21 | 4.88 | 5.69 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.77 | 5.54 | 6.09 | 6 |
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More social development data for Dominican Republic
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 20 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,240 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.874 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.505 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.735 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.876 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.901 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.475 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is happiness cantril ladder in Dominican Republic?
- Happiness cantril ladder in Dominican Republic was 6.09 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest happiness cantril ladder recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 6.09 in 2025.
- What is the lowest happiness cantril ladder recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.88 in 2014.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for happiness cantril ladder?
- Dominican Republic ranks 63rd out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is happiness cantril ladder rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Happiness cantril ladder. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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